The Duke Blue Devils advanced to the Elite Eight Friday night with a 71-61 win over Michigan State in Indianapolis, and fans in East Lansing were none too happy. Some boisterous reacted to the loss by torching couches in the middle of the street. According to mlive.com, at least seven separate couches had their careers cut short prematurely last night, and no one (save the couches) was injured.

MSU basketball losses and couch fires have coincided since at least 1999, when students and residents in East Lansing rioted following a Spartans loss in the Final Four. Similar incidents much smaller in scale have occurred since, in tandem with MSU wins and losses.

The University had issued the following warning to students prior to the game.